Jade Bamboo (Polygonatum odoratum)

玉竹yù zhúYuzhu

Polygonatum odoratum · Plant

Polygonatum odoratum
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Indications

Cautions

May lower blood sugar; caution with diabetes medications; may have mild laxative effects; avoid during pregnancy.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Jade Bamboo for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Diabetes Mellitus Due To Internal HeatDry CoughDry ThroatLung Stomach Yin Damage

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Jade Bamboo does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Engender Liquid & Allay ThirstNourish Yin & Moisten Dryness